(Photo: Gerry Broome, Associated Press)
Red Wings forward Evgeny Svechnikov missed all of last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an exhibition game.
One of the items on his to-do list for next season appears to be evening a score with Alex Ovechkin.
The Washington Capitals star got into a scrap Monday night with Svechnikov's younger brother, Andrei, a rookie with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Ovechkin sent fellow Russian Svechnikov, 19, to the ice with a right hook with 9:01 left in the first period. Svechnikov needed help getting to the dressing room, and since has been placed in the concussion protocol.